What's On

Here is our guide to Halloween and bonfire/fireworks events taking place in the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay area this October and November.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

A charity afternoon tea will be held at a Lancaster hotel as part of St John's Hospice's 40th birthday year.

A renowned Morecambe DJ and events promoter of 55 years is preparing for his latest venture - a brand new pop music festival.

The team behind Lancaster's literature festival have announced their most ambitious Autumn Season to date.

Lancaster Arts has announced its autumn season, exploring what it means to question, challenge and imagine things differently.

Fancy a day or night out? There’s plenty going on across Lancaster & Morecambe Bay this week.

A symphony orchestra playing in a pub was a memorable way to officially launch the return of Lancaster Music Festival.

Lancaster Music Festival returns after a year away with the first of four days of live music across the city today (Thursday October 8).

An annual fireworks extravaganza is returning to Morecambe and Heysham.

A Christmas Market returns to Lancaster Brewery next month, and Beyond Radio will be there!

A light music orchestra based in Morecambe has announced its 20th season of concerts in the town.

Fancy a night out? There’s plenty more going on across Lancaster & Morecambe Bay.

A special event is to be held to celebrate the military heritage of the Lancaster Campus of University of Cumbria.

Leighton Hall near Carnforth is bringing its Apple Day back for a third time with a bumper celebration of apples, countryside crafts, food, family fun and fascinating facts.

Fancy a night out? There’s plenty going on across Lancaster & Morecambe Bay this week.

Before a single note is played or sung at Lancaster Music Festival, events are taking place ahead of the main festival next month.

A short film shot at Lancaster's historic Grand Theatre starring more than 160 local people and actors from popular TV shows will have its preview screening in the city.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

Passengers are invited to join in a live poetry experience on a train running to Morecambe.

Amateur photographers of all ages are being invited to share their favourite shots of Heysham in a competition to celebrate Lancashire Day.

The work of four artists including a master cabinet maker celebrating his 80th birthday will go on display at a Lancaster exhibition.

The story of two sisters who worked backstage at the Morecambe Winter Gardens for almost half a century will be revealed at the theatre.

The cast has been announced for this year's magical Christmas show at a Lancaster theatre.

A police officer turned crime writer will give a talk in Lancaster about his career as he prepares to release more of his popular books.

The classic Gothic horror 'Frankenstein' will be the latest production by the Lancaster Footlights and it promises to be one of their most intense shows yet.

A band known for their music in Hollywood soundtracks return with one of their first live performances in a quarter of a century in support of Lancaster Music Co-op.

A mother and daughter from Lancaster are set to bring a hard-hitting prison drama to a city venue.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

Lancaster TV comedian and actor Jon Richardson is coming back to his home city to perform at the Grand Theatre.

The last remaining mechanical elephant made in Halton near Lancaster will go on display at a popular music and arts festival in the village - and we've been to meet him!

Electronic music pioneer, Judge Jules, is to play a gig at Lancaster Town Hall next month, it has been announced.

Here is your weekly guide to What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

Two vintage and collectables fairs will take place at the Winter Gardens theatre in Morecambe on newly announced dates.

A debuting drum festival is set to bring beats and energy to Morecambe Promenade and we've been finding out all about it!

A new self-guided walk around Lancaster following in the footsteps of an inventor and artist who put the city on the printing map, is now available for free.

Lancaster Arts and The Gregson Community and Arts Centre will come together this weekend for a day-long celebration inviting people to question, imagine, create and explore what it means to think differently.

Here is the weekly What's On Guide to events across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

An exhibition is set to open in Morecambe celebrating the work of a caricature artist and Shrimps fan who is also known for his career in music.

The team behind Lancaster's popular annual light art festival have announced more activities to enjoy at this year's event.

A new comedy festival is set to bring laughs aplenty to Morecambe as the town marks 100 years since its most famous comic was born.

Cinderella has been revealed as The Dukes' Christmas show for 2026 and its director is returning home to help bring the classic tale to the Lancaster stage.

The mayor of Lancaster is inviting residents to get their glad rags on for a Race Night in aid of his two chosen charities.

Here is your guide to What's On in Lancaster and Morecambe Bay for the rest of this month.

A world renowned performance artist will bring her one-woman show 'Bog Witch' to a Lancaster theatre.

Young people are getting set to host a festival celebrating the heritage of the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay area.

A leading shanty group from Canada will headline this year's Morecambe Maritime Festival as the event returns to celebrate the town's heritage of the sea.

Here is the latest guide to some great events across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay this week.

A six-day festival will return to a Lancaster venue to help raise funds and awareness for suicide prevention.

Here is the latest guide to What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

The popular free light-art trail, Light Up Lancaster, returns to the city centre in November.

Here is this week's What's On Guide to live entertainment across the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay area.

A new free music festival featuring some of the city's favourites is coming to the spectacular setting of Lancaster Castle.

With everything from Bon Jovi to a bit of Blackadder - Robin Hood in Williamson Park is an absolute riot, says GREG LAMBERT.

Members of the cast of pioneering 80s sitcom The Young Ones are set to bring their memories to a Morecambe festival featuring everything from cabaret to comedy.

DJs will raise funds to help a charity for young people with a 10 hour marathon of music in Lancaster.

Here is our weekly guide to local entertainment across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

A television general knowledge mastermind is set to host a night of quizzing at the bingo in Morecambe.

A fourth annual celebration of art in Lancaster is coming to the city next month.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

Morecambe Music Festival gets under way today (Thursday July 9) with thousands expected to party in the town in glorious sunshine.

A Lancaster theatre has announced it will include this year's open-air park show as part of its affordable ticket scheme.

An evening of Shakespearean comedy, open-air theatre and summer picnics awaits visitors to a historic home in Carnforth.

Here is our What's On Guide for the week commencing July 6 2026.

An unforgettable community day is returning to Carnforth and Beyond Radio will be there!

Music, creativity and climate action will come together at a youth-led community festival in Morecambe.

The campaign to reopen Lancaster Music Co-op hots up this week with the return of its free monthly music fundraiser at The Pub.

Rehearsals for this summer's walkabout theatre show in Williamson Park in Lancaster are well underway.

A new free festival of drumming will rumble onto Morecambe Promenade later this year.

A brand new arts festival inspired by the Edinburgh Fringe is coming to Lancaster next year.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

The full programme has been announced for an expanded three-day celebration of our Armed Forces in Morecambe.

Young performers from a Morecambe theatre group are set to bring their stage twist on a Disney classic to Lancaster.

A special concert will be held in memory of a champion of musical theatre in the Lancaster and Morecambe area.

A week-long celebration and showcase of the rich northern heritage of textile crafts comes to Warton next month.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On around Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

Students from a specialist school in Lancaster will perform their annual summer production on a theatre stage in the city.

Work of emerging young movie makers will be screened at a free film festival in Lancaster.

A city centre boutique promises an unforgettable evening of fun, fashion and fizz in the historic setting of Lancaster Castle.

Lancaster city centre is set for a huge weekend of celebration with events including Lancaster Day, Pride and the Quayfest music festival.

A choir will pay homage to stars who have graced the Morecambe Winter Gardens stage as they celebrate 40 years of a Lancaster hospice.

Live jazz comes to Morecambe this week, celebrating the work of an icon of the genre.

Here is our What's On Guide for the week across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

An annual event celebrating Bare village is set to return and Beyond Radio will be there!

Two free screenings of a public film on the climate and nature crisis - backed by popular TV presenter Chris Packham - will be shown in Lancaster.

A picturesque Lancaster garden will open its gates to visitors this weekend as part of a national event supporting health charities.

A popular arts festival showcasing the work of more than 80 artists and makers, returns to Morecambe Bay later this month.

A call has gone out for budding Eric Morecambe look-a-likes to take part in a ‘living artwork’ contest at the Winter Gardens next month.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide for Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

A popular Victorian steampunk festival has been given a boost ahead of its pirate-themed event in Morecambe.

A festival celebrating the natural world and beautiful green spaces is set to return to Lancaster.

Here is What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay this week.

Books are being hidden around the Lancaster and Morecambe area - and clues given out online - as part of drive to encourage reading for children.

The line-up has been announced for the next 'Lancaster Music Co-Op Presents...' night of live music at a city venue.

A fundraising campaign is underway to support a free live music festival coming to Lancaster this summer.

The cast members have been revealed for Robin Hood - this year's promenade outdoor play in Williamson Park by The Dukes theatre.

A series of events is taking place this week to mark the centenary of the comedy legend Eric Morecambe.

Here is our What's On Guide for the week ahead including all the events celebrating the 100th birthday of the late, great Eric Morecambe.

A music festival due to take place in Lancaster over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend has been postponed until September.

A replica RAF Chinook helicopter will be on display in the heart of Lancaster as part of a three-day roadshow giving people a rare chance to step inside military aircraft.

Lancaster's new Mastermind champion is set to host a very special quiz night of her own in the city centre.

It will be lights, camera, action for a Morecambe orchestra when they perform music from popular film blockbusters next month.

Lancaster University will join in the celebrations to mark Eric Morecambe's 100th birthday with a focus on his younger days as an up-and-coming comic.

A photo exhibition celebrating the upcoming start of work on the Eden Project Morecambe will go on display in Lancaster.

More events have been announced for this year's expanded Lancaster & Morecambe Armed Forces weekend including a night-time drone show above the Promenade.

A mass sing along to 'Bring Me Sunshine' and other songs made famous by Morecambe and Wise will be held to mark the 100th birthday of Eric Morecambe.

Audiences in Morecambe can experience the pounding rhythms of Africa blended with the explosive energy of a live band.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to live entertainment across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

Lancaster's longest-running short film festival is set to celebrate its 10th birthday.

Singer and actor Ray Quinn will be the guest star at an evening raising funds for the official charity of Morecambe Football Club.

A new free Festival of Art combining an exhibition and opportunities to get creative and improve your wellbeing  is being launched in Lancaster.

The line-up has been announced for the next 'Lancaster Music Co-Op Presents...' night of live music at a city venue.

Here is the latest What's On Guide to entertainment in the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay area.

The cast of a musical production of The Wizard of Oz at a Lancaster theatre have been talking to us about shoes, straw, tails and more!

A professional wrestling event will be held outdoors on the Morecambe FC pitch next month, it's been announced.

A blanket of more than 20 metres in length will go on display in Lancaster to remember children who have been killed in the Middle East.

A new musical theatre group for young talent is set to go 'Into the Woods' for its first ever show.

More Music has joined with the Lancaster Jazz Festival to bring cutting-edge jazz group Let Spin to Morecambe.

A community meal celebrating good food which allows diners to ‘pay as you feel’ will take place in Lancaster this month.

Mike Berners-Lee, the Chair of the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster and a Professor at Lancaster University, will co-host, a screening of the ‘People’s Emergency Briefing’ film with Lancaster Arts.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

Doggies will put their best paw forward to a Carnforth country estate to open its season of events.

Workshops inspired by the work of an artist whose invention brought art to the masses from a factory in Lancaster begin this April.

An exhibition celebrating Eric Morecambe and guided walks around landmarks significant to his early life in the town will mark the centenary of his birth.

Here is the What's On Guide for the week ahead across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

A renowned group of American paratroopers have been announced for the line-up for the Lancaster and Morecambe Armed Forces Weekend.

A second date has been announced for a West End stage show that is coming to the Winter Gardens to mark 100 years since Eric Morecambe was born.

The organisers of Morecambe Pride have announced the date for this year’s event.

A unique craft beer festival held inside a former prison in Lancaster will be back this year after a successful debut.

Rock pioneers Hawkwind will return to the Winter Gardens to headline the 10th edition of an ever-growing arts festival in Morecambe.

Here is the What's On Guide to entertainment in Lancaster and Morecambe Bay this week.

A popular 90s boyband are heading to Morecambe as part of their 30th anniversary tour later this year.

A theatre and music group for children are hoping that audiences will soon be off to see the wizard...The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!

Here is your What's One Guide for the coming week in Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

A new series of guided tours exploring Lancaster's heritage will take place this spring

Beyond Radio will be LIVE at Lancaster's first ever Unsigned Festival as the second of 10 special events to celebrate our 10th anniversary year.

Lancaster University brings its popular Campus in the City festival back to Morecambe this Easter.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide.

Bands from across the world will play live in Morecambe at a festival for fans of alternative music.

A stellar line-up has been revealed for the 2026 Morecambe Poetry Festival.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to local entertainment.

The centenary of Eric Morecambe's birth is coming up and a series of 'Wacky' events will be held to celebrate.

Audiences have the opportunity to catch an accordion-cello duo in Morecambe this month.

Eric Morecambe’s centenary will be celebrated by the only town’s only palm court orchestra later this month.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide.

An evening promising adrenaline-fuelled dance performed by a company of 20 extraordinary artists is coming to a Lancaster theatre.

The original lead singer of indie band Kasabian is bringing his new spoken word to Morecambe.

A Lancaster University graduate and former judge on TV show Robot Wars will share stories from her career at a city community centre.

Lancaster’s popular celebration of literature has announced exciting new features as part of its programme of events next month.

Musician Dermot Kennedy has been announced for a special gig in Lancaster.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

A tribute to Sting and The Police is coming to Morecambe and we've been chatting to the front man who sounds just like the real thing.

A festival celebrating refugee stories on film is coming to the Lancaster and Morecambe area.

A semi-abstract painter has seen her work go on display in the city.

The Young Ones star Nigel Planer, Blur drummer Dave Rowntree and post punk musician John Robb are heading to Morecambe for author events.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to entertainment around Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

The mayor of Lancaster will hold a charity evening at Morecambe Football Club for two very good causes.

An award winning sculptor whose career began at Lancaster University will return there to exhibit his work.

A celebration of the Armed Forces in Morecambe will expand to three days when it returns this summer.

Here's What's On across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay this week.

Young children and their families can swim with the silver fish, peer through telescopes, ride the tide and take a leap with a newly-created musical experience.

Singers have the chance to win a holiday in Croatia at Carnforth's version of music talent show The X Factor.

This summer's walkabout theatre show in Williamson Park in Lancaster has been exclusively announced on Beyond Radio.

A band famed for their 90s hit 'Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm' will perform at Morecambe Winter Gardens later this year.

Improv comedy couple - Have I Got News for You star Paul Merton and Suki Webster - will bring a fast and funny show to Lancaster.

A newly-reopened venue near Lancaster will host a night inspired by the magic of Abba musical Mamma Mia with live music and the tastes of the Greek islands!

Here is your weekly What's On Guide for Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

Members of the team behind the Lancaster Chinese New Year celebrations have visited our studio to chat about this year's events.

Comedian Dom Joly is coming to Morecambe this autumn to mark 25 years of his ground-breaking Trigger Happy TV show.

Political comedian Matt Forde is bringing his 'Defying Calamity' tour to a Lancaster theatre.

Lancaster theatre The Dukes has announced its spring and summer season for 2026 with theatre, comedy, drama and big names.

A much-loved local outfit, whose music channels post-punk poetry are to headline as Lancaster Music Co-op’s monthly free music showcase returns for the first time in 2026.

Alexei Sayle and Nigel Planer, stars of 80s comedy The Young Ones, will appear in conversation at The Morecambe TV and Film Festival later this year.

Morecambe and Lancaster venues have some innovative programming lined up for audiences to enjoy in celebration of Independent Venue Week.

BAFTA and Oscar nominees will join local talent for the third edition of an ever-growing film festival held in Morecambe.

An ambitious retelling of HG Wells' iconic science fiction tale War of the Worlds will open at a Lancaster theatre next month.

Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the Chinese New Year celebrations in Lancaster, welcoming the Year of the Horse.

Lancaster’s annual Potato Day returns to the city in 2026.

A splendid steampunk gathering will be back in Morecambe this summer.

Here is our guide to What's On in local entertainment this month.

Talented youngsters will hold a cabaret night of music, dance, stand-up comedy, poetry, magic and more in Morecambe.

An award-winning Lancaster tour guide will begin the new year by taking people on a ghoulish journey to the city's darker side.

A New Year musical tradition which began in Austria more than 85 years ago is celebrated in Morecambe later this month.

The centenary of Eric Morecambe will be celebrated at the grand opening of a film festival in the town.

A Lancaster music lover is set to run his final all-day gig to raise funds for dementia research.

A music impresario who brought some of the biggest names in rock to Lancaster will tell his story at a Morecambe venue.

There is something truly special about a show that manages to feel spectacular and intimate all at once, and The Snow Queen does exactly that.

From pantos to grottos, choirs to Christmas fairs, there’s plenty going on this Christmas where we live.

Christmas lights will be switched on in Carnforth with an evening of entertainment for all the family.

Josh Brandwood reviews this year’s Christmas panto at The Grand.

Current I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here star Ruby Wax is bringing her new tour show to Lancaster in 2026.

Fancy a night out? There’s plenty going on across Lancaster & Morecambe Bay this week.

A production of The Wizard of Oz comes to Morecambe’s Winter Gardens in December.

A Christmas lights switch on event will be held at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary - including a special appearance by Santa.

A production of a Hans Christian Anderson classic is dazzling audiences at a Lancaster theatre this Christmas.

Lancaster Music Co-op’s popular monthly free music night says an early farewell to 2025 with a bang this week with a stellar line-up from the heavier end of the rock spectrum.

Fancy a night out? There’s plenty going on across Lancaster & Morecambe Bay.

The full line-up has been revealed for a day of live music and performance at the annual Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On.

Stand-up star Crissy Rock will bring her outrageous one-woman show to the Winter Gardens in Morecambe.

One of Britain's most popular pop acts of the past 25 years - Blue - have announced a gig in Lancaster.